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A Washington State Department of Health has identified another new case of measles, bringing the total to 66.
The Clark County Public Health Department said Saturday that it had confirmed that 65 people had been affected by the highly contagious viral disease.
The last person with measles would be a child from 1 to 10 years old who has not been vaccinated.
Clark County, in southwestern Washington, is the epicenter of the epidemic that began on December 31, 2018 and has also spread to neighboring Portland, Ontario. # 39; Oregon.
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Most cases involved young children under 10 who were not immunized.
There have been two cases of people contracting measles despite vaccination, but the health department does not share other information to protect their privacy.
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